Status as of October 3, 2026: no Venezuelan consulate in the US is open for services. Venezuela and the United States agreed on March 5, 2026 to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations (statements by Venezuela’s foreign ministry, MPPRE, and the US State Department). On September 12, 2026, Venezuela’s state broadcaster RNV reported that the New York consulate had been renovated but that the authorities had not yet issued an official statement setting a date for its opening to the public or enabling its appointment system, and MPPRE’s list of Venezuelan consulates worldwide, checked October 3, 2026, includes no office in the United States. The guides below explain how each procedure works today: online channels where they exist, a Venezuelan office outside the US (confirm with that office first that it will serve someone who lives in the US), or an office in Venezuela. The requirement lists these guides draw on ask for Venezuelan documents, with one exception: for voter registration, the embassy in Mexico also asks for proof of legal permanent residence abroad and an image of the entry stamp of the country where you live. For the status of each Venezuelan office in the US, see the Venezuela consulate directory.
Venezuela consular procedures in the USA — passport, consular ID, power of attorney, civil registry, voting
The consular procedures Venezuelans handle in the US: passport renewal and its validity rule, powers of attorney, civil registry and voting abroad.
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Returning to Venezuela from the US: Plan Vuelta a la Patria, a free procedure
Venezuela: consular assistance for detained nationals abroad
Venezuela: travel permits for minors leaving the country
Apostilling Venezuelan documents from the US: SAREN online and SLAE
Registering a US death with Venezuela and repatriating remains
Registering a US marriage in Venezuela: free consular registration
Renouncing Venezuelan nationality from the US: how it works
Venezuelan birth certificate from the US: SAREN online, apostilled
Venezuelan criminal record certificate from the US: free and online
Venezuelan emergency travel document from the US: MPPRE online portal
Venezuelan passport for minors from the US: 108 or 162 USD SAIME fee
Venezuelan proof of life (fe de vida) from the US: free, in person
Venezuelan single-status letter from the US: US$60 and two witnesses
Venezuela passport in the United States — the 10-year validity rule and what actually works (2026)
Register US-born child for Venezuela dual nationality
Venezuela consular ID — none exists; no matrícula consular and no cédula issued abroad
Venezuela power of attorney (poder notarial) at a US consulate
Voting from the US — Venezuela elections from abroad
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